CVE-2025-40144

NameCVE-2025-40144
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: ndtest: Return -ENOMEM if devm_kcalloc() fails in ndtest_probe() devm_kcalloc() may fail. ndtest_probe() allocates three DMA address arrays (dcr_dma, label_dma, dimm_dma) and later unconditionally uses them in ndtest_nvdimm_init(), which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference under low-memory conditions. Check all three allocations and return -ENOMEM if any allocation fails, jumping to the common error path. Do not emit an extra error message since the allocator already warns on allocation failure.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.244-1fixed
bookworm6.1.148-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.158-1fixed
trixie6.12.43-1vulnerable
trixie (security)6.12.48-1vulnerable
forky6.16.12-2vulnerable
sid6.17.7-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebullseye(not affected)
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.158-1
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.57-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.17.6-1

Notes

[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/a9e6aa994917ee602798bbb03180a194b37865bb (6.18-rc1)

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